most losses by a player to win mvp

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has lost the most games by an MVP in a season, with 42 losses in 1975-76.

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most losses by a player to win mvp in a regular season
NAMELMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
42
1
1975-76
82
41.2
27.7
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
2Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
39
1
1955-56
72
38.8
25.7
16.2
2.6
9.0
20.9
42.9
7.7
10.5
73.6
50.2
2,794
1,849
1,164
189
202
3Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
35
1
2016-17
81
34.6
31.6
10.7
10.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
24.0
42.5
2.5
7.2
34.3
8.8
10.4
84.5
55.4
1.7
9.0
5.4
2,802
2,558
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
4Moses Malone
M. Malone
35
1
1981-82
81
42.0
31.1
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
35
1
1978-79
82
41.3
24.8
17.6
1.8
1.0
1.5
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
9.9
73.9
60.4
7.2
10.5
4.0
3,390
2,031
1,444
147
79
119
326
223
6Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
33
1
1974-75
82
43.2
34.5
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32
1
1987-88
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29
1
1976-77
82
36.8
26.2
13.3
3.9
1.2
3.2
10.8
18.7
57.9
4.6
6.5
70.1
60.8
3.2
10.0
3,016
2,152
1,090
319
101
261
262
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28
1
2021-22
74
33.4
27.1
13.8
7.9
1.5
0.9
10.3
17.7
58.3
1.3
3.9
33.7
5.1
6.3
81.0
66.1
2.8
11.0
3.8
2,475
2,004
1,019
584
109
63
281
191
+442
10Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
25
1
2020-21
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
25
1
2007-08
82
38.9
28.3
6.3
5.4
1.8
0.5
9.5
20.6
45.9
1.8
5.1
36.1
7.6
9.0
84.0
57.6
1.1
5.2
3.1
3,192
2,323
517
441
151
40
257
227
+598
12Steve Nash
S. Nash
25
1
2005-06
79
35.4
18.8
4.2
10.5
0.8
0.2
6.8
13.4
51.2
1.9
4.3
43.9
3.3
3.5
92.1
63.2
0.6
3.6
3.5
2,796
1,489
333
826
61
12
276
120
+472
13Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
25
1
1968-69
82
36.2
13.8
18.2
2.6
5.2
10.9
47.6
3.4
5.6
60.5
51.5
2,970
1,131
1,491
213
276
14Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25
1
1963-64
79
45.1
31.4
9.9
11.0
10.6
22.0
48.3
10.1
11.9
85.3
57.6
3,559
2,480
783
868
280
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25
1
1959-60
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
16Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
24
1
2023-24
79
34.6
26.4
12.4
9.0
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
58.3
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
3.0
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
238
195
+684
17Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
24
1
2003-04
82
39.4
24.2
13.9
5.0
1.5
2.2
9.8
19.6
49.9
0.1
0.5
25.6
4.5
5.7
79.1
54.7
3.0
10.9
2.6
3,231
1,987
1,139
409
120
178
212
202
+614
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24
1
2001-02
82
40.6
25.5
12.7
3.7
0.7
2.5
9.3
18.3
50.8
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.8
8.5
79.9
57.6
3.3
9.4
3.2
3,329
2,089
1,042
307
61
203
263
217
+563
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24
1
1965-66
79
47.3
33.5
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
3,737
2,649
1,943
414
171
20Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
23
1
2022-23
66
34.6
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
23
1
2013-14
81
38.5
32.0
7.4
5.5
1.3
0.7
10.5
20.8
50.3
2.4
6.1
39.1
8.7
9.9
87.3
63.5
0.7
6.7
3.5
3,122
2,593
598
445
103
59
285
174
+509
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23
1
1993-94
80
41.0
27.3
11.9
3.6
1.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
52.8
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
289
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
23
1
1988-89
77
37.5
22.5
7.9
12.8
1.8
0.3
7.5
14.8
50.9
0.8
2.4
31.4
6.7
7.3
91.1
62.5
1.4
6.4
4.1
2,886
1,730
607
988
138
22
312
172
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
23
1
1973-74
81
43.8
27.0
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5
11.7
21.7
53.9
3.6
5.2
70.2
56.4
3.5
11.0
3,548
2,191
1,178
386
112
283
238
25Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
23
1
1958-59
72
39.9
29.2
16.4
3.1
10.0
22.8
43.8
9.3
12.2
75.9
51.9
2,873
2,105
1,182
221
200

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